Automobile bumper



Patented pr., 14, 1925.

ltttit ISRAEL FEINER, @F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AUTOMOBILE BUMPER.

Application filed June 7,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, ISRAEL FEINER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Automobile Bumper, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrlption.

the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea lin the drawing- Figure 1 is a plan view ot the bumper constructed in accordance with the invention and showing the manner of its attachment to a motor vehicle; and

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

The form of the invention illustrated in the drawing shows the same as comprising a pair of oppositely disposed supporting arms 3, the inner ends of which are capable of'attachment to a suitable part of a motor vehicle by means of bolts l and the outer ends of which are bent laterally to form the extensions 5 to which the bodyof the bumper is secured.

rlhe body of the bumper includes thebase or intermediate strip 6 formed of flexible metal, the end portions 7 of which 'are bent upon themselves and the extremities 8 secured to the extensions 5 by means of U- shaped clips 9 fastened in position by means of bolts 10. The body ot the bumper further includes the auxiliary strips 11 the intermediate portions of which are arranged above and below the strip 6 and combine to form the main portion of the bumper. The strips 11 are made of the same mater1al as the strip 6 and the ends thereof are overlapped and extend coincident with the adjacent portions of the strip 6, .as clearly shown in Figure 2. U-shaped chps 12 are utilized to secure the ends of the strips 11 1924. Serial No. 718,620.

to the strip 6 to securely maintain the strips 1n proper position. The bumper further includes a brace 13 formed from a strip of material such as the strips 6 and 11 and the intermediate portion of the brace 13 is bowed and secured by a bolt 14 to the intermediate portion of the strip v6. rlhe portions of the brace 13 contiguous to the bow therein are extended through the clips Si with the extremities'S ot the strip 6 interposed between said portions and the extensions 5 of the supports 3. The ends 15 of said brace are then curved and extended in the direction of the intermediate or bowed portion of the brace and then secured in the clips 12, thereby providing two points ot attachment with the body of the bumper and aifording additional bracing strength.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description that by forming the body ot the bumper with the base strip 6 having its ends bent upon itselt' and secured to the supports 3 with the intermediate portion ot the strip braced by the brace 13, which is also secured to said supports and said body, a structure is provided which will embody a maximum strength and durability and be capable of resisting severe shocks.

What is claimed is: 1. A bumper including supports capable of being secured to a vehicle, a body including a base strip having its ends bent i with respect to the main portion of the strip, a brace having an intermediate portion and its ends secured to said body, and portions contiguous to said intermediate portion disposed adjacent the ends of said strip, and devires ou the ends of the supports, each device comprising a single clamp for securing the support, one end of the strip and said brace together.

2. A bumper including supports capable of being secured to a vehicle, a body including a base strip having its ends bent withk respect to the main portion of the strip, a brace having an intermediate portion secured to said base strip and other portions disposed adjacent the ends of said strip, means for securing said supports and ends of said strip and said brace together, and other strips having their intermediate portions arranged on opposite sides respectively of said base strip and their ends overlapped and extending coincident with the adjacent portions of said base strip. l

`3. Abumper including supports capable of attachment to a vehicle and having extensions at their outer ends, a base strip bent upon itself at its ends and having its said supports,

mediate portions o s 5 extremities engaged with the extensions of other strlps secured to interf sald base strip, a brace.

bowed intermediate its ends and secured to said base strip intermediate the ends thereof, other portions of said brace being engaged with the ends of said base strip, and clips for securing said extensions and the ends of said base strip and brace together.

` ISRAEL FEINER. 

